tooter's manifold adventure...

[ljming99]

And that makes sense. From what I've read, forced induction plenums need to be larger than normally aspirated ones so that one plenum size cannot ideally fit both. But a single plenum size compromise between the two could work less than ideally for both.

Thats why i said earlier as well, there is "no best of both worlds" ..more of a balance / compromise. The length of the intake was a very good example.

Same as power - you want to make power - you can forget about fuel economy

^^ btw i like the matt black stealth look :)

[tooter]

Originally Posted by ljming99

Thats why i said earlier as well, there is "no best of both worlds" ..more of a balance / compromise. The length of the intake was a very good example.

In efforts to bridge that compromise gap, engineers even went so far as to design dual length runner intake manifolds like this Ford Taurus SHO intake manifold for their Yamaha engine, which just has to be one of the most intriguing engines ever to be found in a Ford...



Coincidently, one of the CNC guys at Origin Design in Santa Monica worked on the design of this manifold.

Same as power - you want to make power - you can forget about fuel economy

That's been one of the unintended consequences of the tooter manifold. My gas mileage average has been consistently higher by about 1.5 mpg and I'm not really sure exactly why. One guess is the combination of its overall smaller volume and slightly longer runners.

^^ btw i like the matt black stealth look :)

How about this silver one?